Further MiSadventures of Quix and her Crew

[Quixotic1]

Hi, Team, I didn't expect to fall completely off the virtual ledge.  I was taking a break when my mom fell and broke her finger.  She wouldn't go into Urgent Care until it became clear that the finger was going to remain permanently pointing north.  So she agreed to go on Monday.  Well...not wanting to let a trip to Urgent Care go unenjoyed, Sunday I experiemented with blowing up a joint.  Many of you will remember that last summer I fell out of a rocking chair and fell gracefully onto my right ankle, thus rupturing all the medial ligaments.  This caused my joint to be unstable and I twisted it just right to get a spiral fracture of the fibula out of the experiment.  The injury healed uneventfully, but the orthopod was concerned about lingering instability in the ankle.  This didn't turn out to be a problem.

So, fast forward to now.  Things are going swimmingly, so to speak, a little dip into depression which has been an old chronic problem.  Sunday i was standing still at the counter in my bathroom.  I shifte my weight onto my right foot and lifted my left foot up to nudge a bottom drawer closed.  There was an instantaneous explosion of pain in my right ankle and it dropped me.  I fell backward and hit my head on the tile floor.  Just hard enough to get a sympathy-worthy goose-egg, but not hard enough to shake my ancestors.

So, I'm lying with my head under my sink, crying because my jaw hurts.  Why my jaw, you ask?  God only knows,  it wasn't involved with the fall - my goose-egg is on the back of my head.  I am aware of the pain in my ankle and head, but wollering about the spasm in my jaw.  The crew shows up on the scene .  One by one each cat shows up to sniff my face and express concern.  They really are empathetic.  No raccoons deigned to express their well-wishes.  This  may be reflected in their rations, we'll see.

Every disaster teaches us something, I suppose.  I now know that my right ankle is not trustworthy.  I know that the contractor did a very neat job installing my sink and I know that my water filter is ka-put.  All useful knowledge.
And as I rolled over to try to get to my feet without bearing weight on a rapidly swelling ankle, I found the missing mouse carcass in the floor of the shower. Actually came face to face with the little guy.   It was fresh, and I think one of the cats brought it in to raise my spirits.

So mother and I were seen on a Two-fer in Urgent care.  Her finger is nicely shattered and will have to be rebroken and set.  My ankle - aside from looking like a small pumpikn - looks fine.  I am scheduled to see the same ortho guy on Friday.  It isn't the same injury as July.  It swelled differently and hurts way more.  The pain is a sickening kind of pain and not just the usual "injury" pain of a strain or sprain.  Last July the question was whether I needed to had the ankle stabilized with a pair of screws.  We were able to avoid it.  I have a sinking feeling that now I am about to be really screwed.

So, again I am too loopy to post or get much knitting done.  I will begin dropping in here to get my mojo back.  My posting is slower with the laptop, cause the keys are all in the wrong places.  I am back under the order for "No gatuitous walking."

My sense of humor has taken a powder.  We're hoping it is a brief hiatus.

Love you guys.  Take care of each other.

Quix, Clyde, Abby, Trax, Tony and Fizzy

[Guitar_grrrl]

Sheesh, Quix, when it rains, it pours!  I'm so sorry you're going through this!

Good kitties, though.  Doing their job with the mice!  Mine brought me a rat and a gopher the other morning.  She doesn't hunt a lot, but when she does, we're rewarded!

Speedy recovery, sweetie.
Lisa

[supermum_ms]

Now i've been thinking about what you've been doing to your self, i strongly suggest you give up the (secret) ballet lessons. This has to be the second or third mishap doing pirouettes, yes we know you have a yerning for the tutu and i'm sure you look really really good in it but perhaps its time.

I notice you've taken on a new career, I didn't know you wanted to be the local plumbing inspector, I was sure you were time poor, training the local wild life to remove the washing from the line. Its good to see the cats have finally started providing your dinner, you've put a lot of work into getting them to respond to your cat like wailing, ouuuuuuh, oooouuuuuh!

Though i'm sure, until you find a translator, there will be times when they still look at you like you've lost your marbles, not to worry they probably think your just a little thick, until you get the accent right. How are they going with the balls of wool untangling exercises, have they perfected the retreve part yet?

I know you American's like to buy in bulk, cosco's coming here soon, not sure what i'm going to do with the 1000 rolls of toilet paper, i don't think my butt is THAT big.  Anyway, I do understand value for your dollar principles but i'm not so sure Two-for's for Ugent care is going to take off. Though i'm sure the next time any of us take a spill, we'll be thinking about who needs to come with, though i'm not sure anyone will stand still long enough to let me brake their finger. Strange deal, do you also get a set of steak knives?

On a serious note, ^*&@&$ @$(*&%@(&%@ @$Y*@%@*% *%R@(@_ enough said!

Take care.......JJ

[summerluvr]

yikes.... hope you feel better soon.  Bone pain is... pretty painful!

I have a nice set of screws in my foot.  Since It got cold this year I notice when the heat is on in the car my foot gets too warm, because the metal heats up with the heat blowing on it, and then I can't get it to cool down.  Such a strange feeling!

Hope your mom does ok too.  

[RedFlame]

Quix,  You have a real talent for writing, seriously---I think you should have a blog.  It would be a great outlet and could lead to a book contract.  

You communicate so well I can see the water,mice, the bump on your head and all the animals.  

I hope you start feeling better soon.  Your poor ankle and head!!!  I am so sorry.  

The laptop will keep you off your feet as you can use it while in your comfortable chair.  It could become permanently attached to your lap though at which time you will need an intervention.

We miss you but take care of yourself first

hugs,   Red

[JemmAus]

ok....when you wrote

"Sunday I experiemented with blowing up a joint. "

I had all sorts of visions of you with a fat cigarette full of dope sitting atop some TNT.

I know you yanks are a bit odd....but REALLY!